Compression Strength (N/mm2) Tests

Compression testing is a very common test method used to determine a material's compressive strength, or crushing resistance, and its ability to recover after a certain compressive force has been applied or even held for a certain period of time. Compression tests are used to determine material behavior under a load. With this test method, the maximum stress that a material can withstand for a period of time under a constant or gradual load is determined.

Compression testing is usually done up to a break (break) or a limit. When testing for a break, break detection is defined based on the type of material being tested. When testing is performed to a limit, either a load limit or a deviation limit is used.

In general, compression test results include: load at break, deflection at break, run at break, max load, deflection at max load, run at max load, hardness, chord pitch, offset efficiency, and stress.

In the construction industry, this test is considered to be the most popular test on concrete, as it gives a general idea of ​​all the properties of concrete. Based on this test result, a concrete job can be accepted or rejected. Compressive strength as a concrete property depends on various factors related to the quality of materials used, mix design and quality control during concrete production.

Briefly, a compression test is any test in which a material encounters opposing forces that push the sample inward from opposite directions or are otherwise compressed, crushed, or flattened. The test specimen is usually placed between two plates, which distributes the applied load across the entire surface area of ​​the two opposing faces of the test specimen, and the plates are then pushed together by a testing machine which causes the specimen to flatten. A compressed specimen generally contracts in the direction of the applied forces and expands in the direction perpendicular to the force. A compression test is essentially the opposite of the more commonly practiced tension test.

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